mother
verb/ˈmʌðə(r)/
/ˈmʌðər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mother | /ˈmʌðə(r)/ /ˈmʌðər/ |
| he / she / it mothers | /ˈmʌðəz/ /ˈmʌðərz/ |
| past simple mothered | /ˈmʌðəd/ /ˈmʌðərd/ |
| past participle mothered | /ˈmʌðəd/ /ˈmʌðərd/ |
| -ing form mothering | /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ |
- mother somebody/something to care for somebody/something because you are their mother, or as if you were their mother
- He was a disturbed child who needed mothering.
- Stop mothering me!
Word OriginOld English mōdor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeder and German Mutter, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mater and Greek mētēr.Want to learn more?
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